Palettes / Colors / #BCBDA3

#BCBDA3 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BCBDA3 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BCBDA3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BCBDA3 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4A3BD; it also sits naturally between #BDB1A3 and #AFBDA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 74% · Blue 64%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BCBDA3

.text { color: #BCBDA3; }
.background { background-color: #BCBDA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBDA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 189, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 16%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBDA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 189, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBDA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 189, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBDA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBDA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A3BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBDA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBDA3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BCBDA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCBDA3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCBDA2  ·  #BCBDA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBDA3?

#BCBDA3 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 189, 163). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBDA3?

#BCBDA3 is RGB 188, 189, 163 — HSL 62°, 16%, 69% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBDA3?

Its complement is #A4A3BD; analogous partners are #BDB1A3 and #AFBDA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBDA3 for text?

Black text on #BCBDA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.